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European Commission - Greece: Press Remarks By Vice-President Dombrovskis

Date 17/07/2015

Good afternoon everybody,

This has been a week of important decisions in terms of helping Greece to regain financial stability and to put its economy back on track. These decisions are ultimately being taken for the sake of Greek people.  

ESMA Publishes Responses Received To CP On Clearing Obligation

Date 17/07/2015

The responses can be viewed on the Consultation page.

Michele Anderson Named Associate Director In The SEC Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 17/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the promotion of Michele Anderson to the position of Associate Director in the agency's Division of Corporation Finance.  She begins her new role later this month.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 29, 2015

Date 17/07/2015

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 29, 2015. 

The Benefits Of Shortening The Securities Settlement Cycle, Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, United States Securities And Exchange Commission[1], July 16, 2015

Date 17/07/2015

The benefits of shortening the settlement cycle for the secondary securities market is an issue on which many agree. Why is it, some have asked, that trades can now be executed in less than a millisecond, yet it still takes three full days for those trades to settle? The most likely answer is some combination of inertia, cost, and competing priorities. Unfortunately, the Commission must also shoulder some of the responsibility. It failed to demonstrate leadership on this issue when it elected not to follow up its 2004 concept release on the settlement cycle with a regulatory initiative.

Moscow Exchange: On Anticipated Changes In The NCC Clearing List

Date 17/07/2015

New bonds RU000A0JUXJ6 will be included into the Clearing List starting from July, 20 2015. From this date on, the following risk parameters will be applied:

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SEC Pays More Than $3 Million To Whistleblower

Date 17/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a whistleblower award of more than $3 million to a company insider whose information helped the SEC crack a complex fraud.  The multi-million dollar payout is the third highest award to date under the SEC’s whistleblower program.

EBA Updates On The Status Of Its Final Draft Technical Standards On Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics

Date 17/07/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA), following requests from stakeholders, published today an update on the application date of its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on additional liquidity monitoring metrics.

ESM Board Of Governors Approves Decision To Grant, In Principle, Stability Support To Greece

Date 17/07/2015

The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) approved today a decision to grant, in principle, stability support to Greece in the form of a loan programme. This decision follows the completion of national procedures that involved parliamentary approval in some of the ESM Member States. The basis for the Board of Governors’ approval was the assessment by the institutions and the proposal by ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling.

European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism: Council Approves €7bn Bridge Loan To Greece

Date 17/07/2015

On 17 July 2015, the Council adopted a decision granting up to €7.16bn in short term financial assistance to Greece under the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM).